The poem “The Wife,” written by Emily Dickson, expresses what it represents to get married; when a woman becomes a wife, she losses her independence and identity, as indicated when the author says, “dropped the playthings of her life” to carry out wife duties as “his requirement.” Metaphoric words such as “pearl” and “weed” describe marriage elements. She needs to be submissive and respectful to hold the “Wife” title as her new identity. The conventional practice of a wife was to please their husband because they belonged to men’s property. That was a reality for a married woman during 19 century. Similarly, the narration of “Story of an hour?” by Kate Chopin contributes to the topic of marriage. When Mrs. Mallard finds out that his husband is dead, she starts crying because of his abandonment but quickly realizes that his husband’s death means freedom. Her moment of enlightenment, staring at the window, changed Mrs. Mallard’s emotional state from sadness to relief, empowerment, and independence. The narrator whispers, “Free! Body and soul free!” to dictate her coming years. Even though the protagonist died at the end of the story when she found out her husband was not dead, the moment of imagining her life as independent was already a victory.
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